money talks.

 A data blog about where people are spending their money.
Interesting insights about how people are ‘talking’ with their dollars.
And about what can you learn by looking into transaction data?

 
DTC Optical Market Share Growth
Jonathan Chin Jonathan Chin

DTC Optical Market Share Growth

TC Optical brands have been gaining huge market share in the optical category for the past 4 years, the latest customer spending & alternative data show. See how that growth has spiked recently.

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US Inflation Affecting Grocery Bills?
Jonathan Chin Jonathan Chin

US Inflation Affecting Grocery Bills?

Grocery store transactions have surged recently, credit card & customer spending data shows. Here’s how much grocery spend has increased & what insights we can glean from the alternative data.

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Prime Day Spend Acceleration
Jonathan Chin Jonathan Chin

Prime Day Spend Acceleration

We used consumer credit card transaction data to analyze Prime Day spending. Here’s what we found & how much customer spending has surged over the past year.

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Movie Theater Spend Acceleration
Cooper Doxey Cooper Doxey

Movie Theater Spend Acceleration

Guess who spent more to see Top Gun: Maverick vs. Jurassic World? See the story told by credit card spending & alternative data. Hint: you’ll be surprised!

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Indexed Coffee Spend by Generation
Cooper Doxey Cooper Doxey

Indexed Coffee Spend by Generation

Gen Z & Millennial coffee spending increased while Gen X & Boomer coffee spending decreased, the alternative data reveals. Here’s what’s behind these numbers & what insights you can glean from them.

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